The Federal Insurance Office will continue to monitor the growth of the cyber insurance marketplace, according to a report issued Monday by FIO. The report cited estimates that the U.S. cyber insurance market is in excess of $2 billion. FIO said underwriters should continue to improve processes for cyber risks. Doing so would include pooling […]
The Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) Program has been the insurance industry’s premier, proven source for practical, real-world education since 1969. When one of our employees takes the CIC exam, we expect them to learn a lot. We not only expect them to learn, but also to use their new knowledge to excel at their job […]
Broward County, Florida officials have had to delay a vote on the approval of ridesharing services such as Uber because a commission has not finished discussing amendments to the proposed rules. The Palm Beach Post reports that the Broward County Commission spent about six hours studying the amendments, stopping for the night shortly after midnight […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
U.S. Census Bureau statistics released Wednesday showed a decrease in the rate of uninsured people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. But the Sunshine State was among the top three states with the highest rates of uninsured people. The 2014 uninsured rate in Florida was 16.6 percent, a 17 percent drop from […]
A new report says Florida ranks second only to California in the number of homes at risk for a natural disaster. The research firm, RealtyTrac, said in a report released last week that Florida had 6.7 million homes in counties with high risk or very high risk of a natural disaster. At the metro level, […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
Sometime after the sun came up Wednesday, a woman walking her dog past a fenced-off area in a sleepy suburban neighborhood near Tampa, Florida, heard a loud rumble. She quickly dialed 911. The earth had opened, again. By Wednesday afternoon, a 17-foot wide and 20-foot deep sinkhole had formed in exactly the same place where […]